Washing-pounder.



, C. FRY.

WASHING POUNDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1912.

Patented Aug. 1-7, 1915.

pnrrnn sra'rnis rarnn'r orrron GE.A BlTaflilY FRY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF 'lOFOS'l-ER CAPSTICK, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

WASHING-POUNDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 1'7, 1915,

Application filed July 20, 1912. Seria'I'No. 710,557.

ToaZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEY FRY, citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Founders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washing pounders of the character in which a conical metallic shell is connected at its smaller extremity with a stem, or handle, a plate being located a short distance from the other extremity of the shell, which is provided with openings through which the water enters the shell as the pounder is brought into contact with the clothes which are immersed in water for the purpose. In this character of device, the upper portion of the shell, or that near the handle, is perforated to permit the escape of the air as the water rushes into the conical chamber of the shell through the openings in the plate. Furthermore, there is a frusto-conical shield applied to the shell which surrounds the perforated portion of the latter, but is offset from the shell in the Zone of the perforations to permit the escape of the air and water, and whereby this discharge is in a downward direction.

My improved construction contains a number of novel features. In the first place, the plate is reinforced by radial ribs which are struck out of the body of the plate by a suitable stamping die, the center of the plate being also pressed out of the plane of the plate the same distance as the depth of the inner extremities of the strengthening ribs. This central part is perforated to receive a rod which passes through the center of the plate, its opposite extremity being threaded to enter the inner extremity of the handle, a nut being applied to the plate extremity of the rod whereby the plate is secured in its proper position on the shell. Furthermore, the shield which surrounds the perforated portion of the shell is provided with inwardly pressed parts whose position may be caused to coincide with that of a number of perforations in the shell whereby the passage of fluid through these perforations may be regulated and controlled.

, Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing: Figure 1 is asectional view of the device cutting the shell and its attachments, the inner extremity of the handle being also shown in section, on the line 11, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the larger extremity of the shell and the plate, or cover, applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken onthe line 3-3, Fig. l.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the shell, or body, member of the device, to which is applied, near its outer extremity, a plate, or cover 6, the outer edge of the said plate engaging a circumferential shoulder 7 formed on the shell, the larger portion of the shell beyond the shoulder being offset for the purpose. This shell is provided with a number of perforations 7, in which are inserted short tubes, or sleeves 8, the inner extremities of the sleeves being crimped to the plate, the edge of the latter. engaging the sleeve between the circumferential head 9 and the inner flange 10. The body of each sleeve, or short tubular member, extends beyond the plate in the direction of the larger extremity of the shell. These sleeves are slightly frusto-conical in shape, whereby the water, as it passes therethrough, enters the chamber of the shell with greater force than would be the case if these parts were cylindrical.

The plate 6 is provided with a number of radial ribs 12 which extend outwardly from a part 13 which is pressed out of the plane of the body of the plate and forms a seat for a milled nut 14 which is threaded upon one extremity of a rod 15, the opposite ex- .tremity of the rod being formed into a The inner extremity of. the handle is in; V

- serted in a ferrule 19 which is formed integral with a frusto-conical shield 20 applied to the smaller extremity of the shell adjacent thehandle, the said shield extending toward the larger extremity of the shell far enough to cover perforations 21 formed in the shell for the, escape of air and water during the use of the device, whereby a relatively strong suction is produced. The part of the shield which surrounds the shell 5 is offset in the zone of the perforations as shown at 22, and is provided with a number of inwardly pressed parts 23, with reference to which the shell may be so adjusted that the parts 23 occupy positions coincident with that of a number of the perforations 21, thus retarding the passage of air and water when such result is desirable. As shown in the drawing, there are only half as many stop parts .23 as there are perforations 21, since it is never desirable to completely interrupt the passage of air and water through the perforations 21.

In assembling the parts of my improved construction, the shell 20 is applied to the handle by inserting the latter in the ferrule 19, the inner extremity of the handle ex tending beyond the ferrule, as shown at 18, to form a support for the smaller extremity of the shell. The wood screw extremity 16 of the rod is screwed into the handle and the shell applied to the handle, whose part 18 is surroundedby the smaller extremity of the shell, as best illustrated in Fig. 1, the handle extending inwardly beyond the smaller end of the shell to form a stable support therefor. The plate, disk, or cover 6, is then put in place, whereby its outer edge rests upon the shoulder 7 of the shell and the perforation 24 formed in the central part is caused to receive a threaded end 25 of the 5 rod, this threaded end extending beyond the The strengthening ribs and nut seat 13 which are struck out of the plate, or cover 6, are important features, since they reinforce the said plate, giving the same the necessary stifiness andrigidity for the purpose. It must be understood that this plate is subjected to considerable pressure when the device is in use, and by means of the struck up parts 12 and 13 the necessary strength and rigidity are given the plate without making the latter of sheet metal,so heavy as would otherwisebe required.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that my improved construction is such that the entire device may be readily taken apart and thoroughly cleaned and dried after using the same, thus making it a perfectly sanitary article and preventing any accumulation of dirt or foreignrmatter in the chamber of the shell, which otherwise might occur if the parts were not separable for cleaning purposes, as heretofore ex plained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

r The combination with a conical shell of a handle to which the smaller extremity of the shell is applied,said handle having an end portion of reduced diameter,a shoulder formed by the junction of this smaller portion with the handle proper, a ferrule surrounding the smaller portion of the handle above the shell and rotatable on the shell and abutting against the said shoulder, the

ferrule merging into a frusto-conical shield surrounding the smaller extremity of the shell, the latter being perforated and the shield being offset adjacent the perforations and provided with inwardly extending projections adapted to be thrown into or out of register with the perforations of the shell.

In testimony whereof I afiix' my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLEY FRY. Vitnesses:

ALJ. OBRIEN, MAY CLEMENTS.

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